There is no better time than Thanksgiving to express the gratitude we have for each and every one of you! May your day be full of blessings, laughter and love! From all of us here at SCAPA, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Join us for the 2021 SCAPA Virtual Winter Conference and Trade Show! The SCAPA staff is working hard to create a valuable, engaging and interactive virtual experience to inspire both SCAPA members and the asphalt industry. Take advantage of Early-Bird Pricing TODAY and save $15.00 per registration. 

The SCAPA Winter Conference & Trade Show is for local asphalt industry leaders, professionals and anyone involved with the industry. The conference typically has 500 to 550 attendees. This year we are having a virtual event, and we are working hard to make sure both our sponsors and exhibitors receive plenty of benefits and exposure throughout the two-day event. Attendees will be encouraged and offered additional incentives to visit booths, and you will have the opportunity to chat with the attendees through our online platform. Show your support for SCAPA and sign up to be a sponsor and/or exhibitor today!

SCAPA Technical Director, Kimberly Lyons Ph.D., provided training on the recently updated Asphalt Pavement Design Guide for Low-Volume Roads and Parking Lots. If you missed it, be sure to save the date for an upcoming webinar, in early 2021.

Irving Oil celebrated an exciting milestone by serving their first asphalt customer at the new Irving Oil Charleston, S.C. Asphalt Terminal. SCAPA staff had the opportunity to join Irving Oil's U.S. Representative Asphalt Specialty Sales, Jill Evans, and other staff for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

SCAPA members, it is time to update your information and key contacts for the 2021 SCAPA Membership Directory & Resource Guide. SCAPA staff is in the process of making these important updates and edits, so if you have not already provided us with your updates for the 2021 Directory please send them to us right away. 

Join the SCAPA Board of Directors and Staff as we welcome Monsen Engineering as a new associate member. Monsen Engineering is a supplier of construction measurement equipment. The company is based in Utah and is bringing TinyMobileRobots to the Southeast. 

Adapting to market conditions is not a new concept to the construction industry. While the industry has experienced varying degrees of impact from COVID-19, economic uncertainty is undoubtedly top of mind. During a recent DHG webinar with FMI Corporation professionals Alex Miller and Jay Bowman and DHG Partner Mike Trammell, the panelists discussed pandemic economics, project pipelines, construction financing, merger and acquisition (M&A) markets and what we can expect as we look to the future of the industry. At the link below is a summary of highlights from the discussion.

This year’s unique presidential election, with a large number of mail-in ballots and historic voter turnout, may have had some impact on local South Carolina Senate races, where some long-time prominent senators lost their bid for re-election.

 

 

 

This Technical Brief provides an overview of current practices and guidance on the design and use of asphalt pavement mixtures that incorporate high levels of reclaimed asphalt binder in the form of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and/or reclaimed asphalt shingles (RAS).

Date: Dec 7, 2020 at 02:00 PM EDT
Speakers: Tim Murphy, President of Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.

Description: Ensuring the most appropriate asphalt substrates are designed, manufactured and installed for tennis and track surfaces. This session will present the most important asphalt (aka Asphalt 101) needs so that the asphalt suppliers and installers know what to promote to architects and engineers.